The individual components of the vasti muscle group and the rectus femoris were clamped and subsequently loaded based on the muscle cross-sectional area proportions (111N, 98N, and 67N for rectus femoris/vastus intermedius, vastus lateralis, and vastus medialis, respectively).
The definition of life is controversial. The current definition is that organisms maintain homeostasis, are composed of cells, undergo metabolism, can grow, adapt to their environment, respond to stimuli, and reproduce.
Medical Definition of life span. 1  1: the duration of existence of an individual. 2  2: the average length of life of a kind of organism or of a material object especially in a particular environment or under specified circumstances.